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If you're using an umbrella company for your payroll or are interested in using one, you'll be familiar with umbrella company take home pay...
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If you're new to umbrella companies, you may have many questions. In practice, using an umbrella company is straightforward, but they can sound super...
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Churchill Knight & Associates Ltd has launched a new MSC Support Platform for contractors who feel isolated and without support during HMRC’s MSC investigation.
Last year (2022), HMRC sent thousands of notices to UK based contractors that it deemed to...
We're delighted to have discovered a new umbrella company calculator that boasts honest and instant results for contractors, freelancers and temporary workers in the UK. Keep reading, and we'll share the new tool with you, as well as explain...
There have been plenty of boundaries put in place as an effort to stop contractors from retaining significantly higher pay compared to permanent workers. For example, IR35 is the most obvious that comes to mind. However, despite recent changes...
If you’re a contractor in the UK, there are two primary methods you can get paid. Option one involves being the director of a personal service company (PSC). Option two is using an umbrella company for your payroll (PAYE)....
There is growing pressure on the government from plenty of stakeholders to regulate umbrella companies to help protect temporary workers and stop tax avoidance schemes. This blog will look at why people are calling for the regulation of umbrella...
Contracting in the UK has often been a popular way for self-employed professionals to operate. Traditionally, there have been plenty of advantages of being a contractor and only a few drawbacks. However, with changes to IR35, perhaps the tides...
You may have noticed that mini umbrella companies have made the headlines again – most notably on the BBC website after an investigation by Radio 4’s File on 4 team. We’ve summarised mini umbrella company fraud, and why agencies...
The UK Contracting Support Team has created a Euro 2020 sweepstake kit for you to play with your friends, colleagues and family members. If you pick France, Germany, Spain or Italy – you're in with a great chance of...
From 6th April 2020, agency workers should be given a Key Information Document (KID) before they start a role through an employment business. This short blog will investigate what is a Key Information Document, and how they affect contractors,...
Great news for all our readers (if you're a football fan)! The UK Contracting Support Team has prepared a Euro 2020 wall chart, and it's free to download now! Get your wall chart today and start filling it out...
